Hosiery form



Nov. 3, 1931. T L GH 1,830,001

HOSIERY FORM Filed April 18, 1929 INVENTOR. Theodore P/oqg/z BY ,dZ/Z W @MWM A TTORNEYJ.

Patented Nov. 3, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THEODORE PLOUGH, lvIILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO. PHOENIX HOSIERY COMPANY, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CGRl'rOl't-A'EIGN OF WISCONSIN HOSIERY FORM Application filed April 18,

N endless carrier which for a portion of its extent travels through a dryer and for an other portion ofits length travels exterior-1y of the dryer and past an operators stand. As the forms pass the operators stand the operator places the hosiery thereon and smooths it out, after which the form travels into the dryer and after passing through the dryer again travels up past the operators stand where the operator strips-the hosiery therefrom. The type of form used with this machine consists of a substantially flat plate of metal with suitably beveled or rounded edges for creasing and of course it hasthe shape or outline which it is desirable to impart to the hosiery. With some hosiery it is desirable to employ in conjunction with these forms, a holding device which is applied to the sides of the form and whichengages the hosiery to prevent it from shrinking or creeping during the drying operations. With other types of hosiery, however, such a holding device is extremely undesirable as it would tend to injure or damage the hosiery.

The present invention proposes the provision on a drying form of this character of a holding device which is so constituted that it can be readily applied to and removed from the drying form. The removal of the holding device from the drying form leaves the form entirely intact as its "structure is but slightly modified to adapt it for coaction with theholding device and as the slight modification necessary does not detract from its capacity to shape and dry thehosiery when the holding device isremoved. Of course, the holding device, embodying the present invention, may also be used with various types of forms other than the one described.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of a holding device 1929. Serial No. 356,107.

of this character which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and effective in use and easily and quickly applied to or re moved from the drying form.

Other objects and advantages reside incertain novel features of the construction, arrangement and combination of parts'which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accom-f panying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view inelevation showing the portion of a drying form equipped with a holding device embodying the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view in cross section taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1; and

Figure 3 is a group view in perspective showing a portion of the drying form and illustrating the two parts of the holding deviceabout to be applied thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a hosiery drying and shaping form which is preferably of the type which is mounted on a carrier traveling in part through a'dryer, the dryer supplying the heat and the form serving to shape and crease the stretched hosiery applied thereto. As the carrier and dryer formno part of this invention and as they are well known, they are not illustrated. A slot 2 is provided in thebody of the form in order toadapt it to coact with a holding device, designated generally at H. But the slot 2 does not impair the capacity of the form to shape and crease the hosiery in stretched condition when the holddevice is not used.

The holding device comprises metal plates 3 and 4 applied to theopposite sides of' the form 1, each having a holding fabric 5 secured to its outer surface by means of a suitable binder 6 which may be of any appropriate cementitious material. Preferably sufiicient binder is provided to space the fabric 5 slightly from the metal plate on which it is mounted. Obviously, instead of a binder other means may be employed for fastening the fabric 5 to the plates 8 and 4 and where a binder is not employed a suitable spacer or padding 1112 y be utihzed to properly p0s1- tion the fabric with respect to the outer surface of the plates. The fabric 5 may be of any construction or material which afiords a soft frictional surface adapted to engage the hosiery and hold the same against creeping. As shown, the fabric consists of ordinary plush, the pile of which is soft and yielding in all directions but is adapted to have sufficient frictional engagement with the hosiery to hold the same against shrinkage or creeping without injury to the hosiery. The edges of the fabric 5 are covered and protected by a rectangular piece of smooth textile fabric designated at 7, the fabric 7 being cemented or otherwise secured to the margins of the metal plate on which it is mounted and being also cemented or otherwise secured to the margins of the fabric 5 which it overlaps.

As shown to advantage in Figures 2 and 8, metal plates 3 and 4-. are of dished formation, that is to say, their margins are displaced or offset slightly relative to the mean plane of the main portion of the plates. The same result may be obtained by making the plates of concavoconve2; formation. This dished formation of the plates and their inherent resiliency take part in the securing of the plates to the form which is accomplished by means of a fastening device designated generally at 8 and consisting of a double headed stud or bolt having a round and transversely slotted head 8 formed at one end of its shank 8 the other end of its shank having a head 8 in the form of a transverse bar rigidly connected thereto. The shank of the bolt 8 e2:- tends through an opening 9 formed in the plate 8 but the head 8 of the bolt is sufficiently large to engage the plate 3 around the opening 9. The plate 4 is formed with a slot 10 which is slightly wider and somewhat longer than the bar-like head 8 of the bolt 8. However, the width of the slot 10 is considerably less than the length of the bar-lil e head 8 Operating space for the bar-like head 8 is provided beneath the fabric 5 and binder 6 of the plate 4 by imbedding in the binder a cup 11 which prevents the binder from filling up the space or recess which accommodates the head 8.

With this construction the holder may be applied to the form by placing the plates 3 and t up against the opposite sides of the form, the slot 10 of plate 4 and the head 8 of bolt 8 being alined with the slot 2 of the form. The bolt 8 is then pushed toward the form so that its shank and bar-like head 8 pass through the slot 2 and also through the slot 10, the longitudinal axis of the head 8 being in alinement with the long axis of the slot 10 to permit of this. Both plates are then pressed in against the form 1 to such extent that they flex somewhat, this permitting the head 8 of the bolt to pass into the operating space beneath the fabric 5 of the plate 4;. While still holding the plates so flexed a screw-driver or other suitable tool is used to turn the bolt 8 ninety degrees thereby disposing the head 8 transversely of the slot 10 so that its ends will overlap the margins of the slot. This holds the plates slightly flexed and causes them to have firm frictional engagement with the form. They may be released by turning the bolt 8 ninety degrees and pulling the plates away from the form. lVith this construction there is no binding material adhering to the form to secure the fabric holding means in position and the surface of the form is left smooth and clean so that upon detachment of the plates, the form may be used without any cleaning or any modification or alteration. This is necessary and desirable in certain types of hosiery. However, when the holding device is desirable the plates may be instantly applied and secured to the form.

The invention claimed is:

1. A holding device for use with hosiery forms comprising a pair of resilient metal plates, having their margins displaced inwardly from the body portions thereof and adapted to be engaged with the opposite sides of a hosiery form, releasable means for connecting said plates and holding them slightly flexed and in frictional engagement with the opposite sides of the hosiery form, and fabric holding surfaces applied and secured to the outer surfaces of the plates.

2. A holding device for use with hosiery forms and comprisin a pair of dished mounting plates adapted to be disposed on the opposite sides of a hosiery form, said hosiery form being slotted between said plates, and

a double headed stud rotatably mounted on one of the plates, the other plate having a slot with which the other head of the stud coacts for securing the plates against the 0pposite sides of the form and under slight flexion, and fabric holding means applied and secured to the outer surfaces of the plates.

3. A holding device for use with hosiery forms and comprising a pair of mounting plates adapted to be disposed on the opposite sides of a hosiery form, said hosiery form being slotted between said plates, and a double headed stud rotatably mounted on one of the plates, the other plate having a slot with which the other head of the stud coacts for securing the plates against the opposite sides of the form and fabric holding means applied and secured to the outer surfaces of the plates.

4. A holding device for use with hosiery forms comprising a pair of resilient metal plates, having their marigns displaced inwardly from the body portions thereof and adapted to be engaged with the opposite sides of a hosiery form, a double headed stud coacting with said plates and holding them slightly flexed and in frictional engagement With the opposite sides of the hosiery form, and fabric holding surfaces applied and secured to the outer surfaces of the plates.

5. A holding device for use with hosiery forms comprising a pair of resilient metal plates engageable with the opposite sides of a hosiery form fabric holding means extending over the outer surfaces of and secured to said plates, and a releasable fastening device extending between said plates and having clamping engagement therewith below the surface of the fabric holding means and serving to maintain the plates frictionally engaged with the form.

In witness whereof, I hereto aflix my signature. I

THEODORE PLOUGH. 

